Class wins for Adam & Cromie in opening race at Taupo
Connor Adam has crossed the line in first place in the opening race of the weekend in the Rodin Cars Super GT Series at Taupo this afternoon, with McLaren racer Nigel Cromie taking the win in the GT4 class. In the Porsche class, the podium...
Chris Symon avoids disaster to win Formula First Taupo opener
Chris Symon has avoided almost certain disaster to win race 14 of the 2021-22 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Symon duped his rivals on the final lap of the race at turn seven by taking the lead and leaving them...
Rookie Stichbury takes debut Toyota 86 pole position
Zac Stichbury turned the championship form book on its head with a stunning pole position lap at the Taupo Motorsport Park on Saturday morning – the first for a rookie this season. The 20 year old Hawkes Bay driver backed up excellent Friday practice form to...
NAPA Auto Parts throws its support behind NZ Super Trucks
NAPA Auto Parts has expanded its involvement in New Zealand motorsport by securing naming rights of the New Zealand Super Trucks. After recently securing title support of the NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, NAPA is pleased to confirm it has taken the naming...
Ngatoa fired up for Aussie Race Cars debut
Kiwi racer Kaleb Ngatoa is putting a ‘what might have been weekend’ at Phillip Island behind him and will return to Tasmania this weekend where he will compete for Tony Quinn in the Aussie Race Cars championship. Ngatoa had high hopes for his return to...
Four MotorSport New Zealand Championships eligible for Motorsport Australia Superlicence
Four MotorSport New Zealand Championships will be eligible for Motorsport Australia Superlicence points from 2022. The NZ Toyota 86 Championship will join three other MotorSport New Zealand Championships already included in the Superlicence system in 2022. Motorsport Australia introduced their Superlicence system in 2016 to address...
REPCO Rally New Zealand to bring event and fan base to heart of Auckland
After a decade long wait, the World Rally Championship is not only heading back to New Zealand, but to the heart of its biggest city. Rally New Zealand, which will be part of the FIA World Rally Championship for the 32nd time, today announced that the...
Titles to be decided in Rodin Cars Super GT Series at Taupo
When round four of the Rodin Cars Super GT Series gets underway this weekend at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Taupo there will be plenty to play for with two class titles to be decided. In the GT4 class, McLaren 570 driver Nigel Cromie leads the way, from...
Motorsport vehicles exempt from ‘Clean Car Tax’
The Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA) have been working closely with the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) for the past eighteen months ensuring that special interest vehicle users in New Zealand are appropriately considered during the implementation of the new Clean Car Standards Policy....
Changes to COVID-19 Protection Framework
The New Zealand government has announced changes to the COVID-19 Protection Framework that will come into effect from 11:59pm Friday 25 March. MotorSport New Zealand has updated the Back in Motion guidelines to reflect these changes. Key changes to Back in Motion guidelines from 11:59pm Friday...